# Marcus Holmgren Pedersen

Marcus Holmgren Pedersen (born 16 July 2000) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Italian Serie A club Torino, on loan from the Eredivisie club Feyenoord, and the Norway national team.

## Club career
### Early life

Hailing from Hammerfest, Pedersen started playing youth football in HIF/Stein. In 2016 he moved to Tromsø to attend the Norwegian School of Elite Sport there, and transferred to the youth section of Tromsø IL.

### Tromsø

Pedersen got his debut for Tromsø when he came in as an 86th-minute substitute in a Norwegian Cup first round tie against Skjervøy on 18 April 2018. He got his league debut in a 1–0 loss against Odd on 28 October 2018, and became the first player from Hammerfest to play in the top division of Norwegian football. On 5 May 2019, he received a red card for a professional foul and was sent off in the 88th minute of the game against Kristiansund.

### Molde

On 11 February 2020, Pedersen signed a three-year contract with Molde.

### Feyenoord

On 22 June 2021, Molde confirmed that they had sold Pedersen to Feyenoord, with the Dutch club confirming the arrival of the defender on a five-year contract the same day. He scored his first goal for the club on 18 February 2023, scoring the second goal in the 90th minute in a 2–1 win over AZ Alkmaar.

#### Sassuolo (loan)

On 22 August 2023, Pedersen joined Italian club Sassuolo on loan for the remainder of the season, with an option to buy.

#### Torino (loan)

On 22 August 2024, Pedersen returned to Italy and signed with Torino on loan, with an option to buy and a conditional obligation to buy.

## International career

Marcus Holmgren Pedersen played nine games and scored one goal for Norway under-19. On 27 February 2019, he scored in his debut game against Denmark which Norway lost 2–1. Pedersen was a member of Norway's squad in the 2019 European Under-19 Championship and appeared in all three matches in the group stage.
He made his debut for the Norway national football team on 1 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against the Netherlands, a 1–1 home draw. He started the game and was substituted after an hour of play.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 14 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Tromsø | 2018 | Eliteserien | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Tromsø | 2019 | Eliteserien | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 0 |
| Tromsø | Total | Total | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 0 |
| Molde | 2020 | Eliteserien | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 3 |
| Molde | 2021 | Eliteserien | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 |
| Molde | Total | Total | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 3 |
| Feyenoord | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | — | — | 47 | 0 |
| Feyenoord | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 1 |
| Feyenoord | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Feyenoord | 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Feyenoord | Total | Total | 60 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 1 |
| Sassuolo (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie A | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 0 |
| Torino (loan) | 2024–25 | Serie A | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 156 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 202 | 4 |
* ↑ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
* 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
* ↑ Appearances in Johan Cruyff Shield

## Honours

Feyenoord
* Eredivisie: 2022–23
* UEFA Europa Conference League runner-up: 2021–22